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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-14
AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.
THoMAs E waGaAMaN. Real Estate Auctoneer
ikpsrEEs SALE OF VALUABLE uNIMpnoyrp
REAL ESTATE ON TwENTY-FIRST sTRREr
AND NEW HAMPsH1kE AykNuE BETWEEN

REAL Estate ON TWENTY-FIRsT sTRREr
AND NEW HAMPSH1kE AVENUE BETWEEN
NJ AND N STREETS NORTHWEST.
BY virtue of decd Of trust duly recorded in aA&
liber No. 10}7, folio 12L ct seq. Of the Lad 2D
Records Of the District Of Co!umbiA aud ~ the~G
ssaness Of the arty thereby secured det.u, h.vinx
ssr6ed We Win ssp q gubs STSs,sn u fss9, e shs
MKT. at -FOUR O'CLOCK p NJ. psrt q lot .. n
square 90 beginning for the ct point On 2lst
street "a feet north FROM the south Of said
lot thence north said strcst IS IL 100 feet thence
along the line Of New HAmprhire svenue u feet
thence southessterly l05 JOY feet thence south
, feet thence north westerly 20 o. 100 fest end
thence west 35 feet the place VI besnning plss
TERMS ne-thrd cash balance In three equal install
ments, in six twelve and eighteen month"; for which
notes Of the purchaser bearing interest from day Of
sale and secured by deed Of trust property cold
vii be taken; or all cash. ct option Of purchaser.
deposit of 800 viii be required q zine Of sale. aud all
conveyzncing and recording will BE- ct purchasers
sale property Will be resod t risk and cost de-
faultnG purchaser after seven days advertisement
THOS. T. NAG9AMAN, Auck
THO. x WAQGAMAN,l r,,....
O4-dtn mo W pIIILk4 ATussSoSL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-14

81. Louis, Oct0ber Hat O'Clock yesterday
morning Jno. Burke. laoorer, residing at "A Mar
ket street, went into the Daily Brothers saloon,
No. z north TIN street, and there encountered the
bouncer OF the house, Lee Mathews Mathews. In
stead OF using his sts employed his teeth, and OFT
half or Burke's nose and nall OF the rgnt ear on.
Officers collins and Wilson arrested Matthew'S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-14
Curiou. Ctvii.Right. Decision.

DIS NOUNS, Iowa, october E-The supreme
Court rendered q decision here yesterday OF gen.
eral interest from its bearing on the civil-rghts
question while barber by the name OF Ben.
Hail. Of OskalOOsa, refused TO shave colored man
who applied al hi, shop. II was claimed that this
was a violation OF the statute and the barber was
arrested and convicted. lie appealed, ana the Su-
preme Court reycrsesthe lower court on the ground
that tHere may have been good reasons unassigned
for the barber's refusal 10 shave the colored man
other than his objection 10 his color.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-03-09

CONSCIENCE AN AVENGER.-What an
avenger is conscience? 1t is always ready
"Conscience makes towards of US ALL" Sin
is rebuked by it, and stern voice passes
sentence on the sinner. You cannot flee
from conscience-one may as we'll call upon
the mountain to cover him up and hide him
as to attempt to avoid his offence being dis
covered. Your sin shall surely find you
out. 1t is gnawing worm, which secretly
preys on your vitals. Though it may for
time be hidden or covered up, and we may
seem to prosper, while engrossed in the ex-
citements of the world, the time will come
when the debt must be paid, and with In
terest, too. Sin not, is the divine command.
Some time that outraged friend, conscience,
will rise up and do its office, and the aveng-
ing hand be lifted up.
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Anmuru1ts department.

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Too GREAT A STRAIN.-He sort of
squeezed himself into, police headquarters
Yesterday, hat in hand, and he shambled
up to Sergt. Martins desk, bowed very
low, and inquired: --....-.-..
cam de boss ossifer In 2"
eyes, sir.":
aWaIi. boss, wants to know bout dis
time bizness. PIE bin hevin' heap o.
trubble fur week past.
HWhat time are you running 0n?'
/ ssDat's what want to find out. One
feller he tells me to 60 on soler time, an
another tells me standard time, an my ole
woman she's got a third time, an Ize all
mixed up. tole de old woman dat was
comm down to git perleece time an stick
|toit."
"Well, set your watch at 1:2S."
eyes, sab. Dat's de tust satisfackshun
I've had in two hull weeks"
He pulled out an ancient "turnip," felt
around for key, and had just got ready to
set the hands when the crystal fell out and
smashed, there was long continued Whir-
ring among the works, and as he held the
|timepiece to his ear and shook it the in
|ternal mechanism fell on the floor and
rolled under bench.
81 speckted suthin' of the Sort" said the
man as his chin began to qulver. 'Dat
comes of tryin' to run on three sorts O.
time. No watch kin stand any sich foolin'
las dat, an I might q knowed it,"
"What will you do now?"
sNuf1n,. Dat settles time on dis chicken
|fur de nex' six months, an pze gWlne to
|git up in de mawnin' when I'ze hungry, an
20 home at night arter de ole woman has
hot de wood in.n-DetroI Free Press.
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BLOOD AND MONEY.

TNHE bloodof man has much to do in shaping
i his actions during his pilgrimage through
this troublesome world, regardless Of the amount
of present or expectant money in pocket or stored
away in bank. It is conceded fact that we ap-
pear as our blood makes MS, and the purer the
blood, the happier, healthier, prettier and wiser
we are; hence the oft repeated interrogatory,
life-giving fluid coursing through our veins,
bounding through our hearts, and ploughing
through our physical frames, our morals become
better our constitution stronger, our intellectual
faculties more acute and grander, and men, wo-
men and children happier, healthier and more
lovely.
The unprecedented demand, the unparalleled
curative powers, and the unmistakable proof
from those of unimpeachable character and in
tegrity, point with an unerring finger to B. B.
B-Botanic Blood Balm--as far the best. the
powerful blood remedy ever before known to
mortal man, in the relief and positive cure of
Scrofula, Rheumatism, Skin diseases, all taints
of blood poison, Kidney complaints, old ulcers
and sores, cancers, catarrh, etc.
B. B. B. is only about three years old--a baby
in age giant in power-but no remedy in Amer
lea can make or ever has made such wonderful
showing in its magical powers in curing and en-
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Would-be moneyed monopolists.
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Some say they receive more benefit from one bot
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roots and branches of common forest trees We
hold the proof in black and white, and we also
hold the fort.
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The &hp,ner's Gpruer.
NEBUCHADNEzzAR


You ACKNOWLEDGMENT, whoa, sab!
Whar is you tryin' to go, sab?
I'd hab you for to know, sab,
Ps holdin' OBJ de lines.
You better stop that prancin'.
You's pow'ful fond oh dancin'
But IN bet my yeah's advancin'
Dat I'll cure you oh your shines.
Look heah, mule! Better min out
Fcs' ting you know you'll I'm out
: How quick I'll wear this line out
On your ugly, stubbo'n back.
You needn't try to steal up
An lif dat precious heel up;
You's got to plow dis fieP up,
You has, sab, for fac.
Oar, dat's de way to do it!
He's comm right down to it;
Jes, watch him plowin' troo it!
Dis Niger amt no fool.
Some folks dey would a beat him;
Now dat would only heat him
Iknow jes' how to treat him
You mus reason wild mule.
He minds me like niger;
If he was only bigger
He'd fetch mighty fgger,
He would, / tell you! Yes, sab!
See how he keeps a-clickin'
He's as gentle as chicken.
An neber thinks o. kickin'-
Whoa dar! Nebuchadnezzah!
Is dis heah me, or not me?
Or is de debbil got me?
Was dat a cannon shot me?
Had lain heah more'n a week?
Dat mule do kick amazin'!
De beast was spilled in raisin'-.
BY now 'spect he's grain
On de oder side de creek,
IRWIN RUSSELL.
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Yf1istellaneuns geadimg.
SOME FACTS ABOUT PENSIONS.

The Philadelphia Times gives some very
striking figures relating to the amount OF
money expended by the national govern
ment in pensions. At first the number OF
pensioners was quite small, but the num-
ber has increased apace with the growth OF
the country itself.
In 1873 Congress passed a dependent pen
sion bill for the veterans of the revo!utlon-
ary war. The estimate of those who ad-
vocated the measure was that there were
about 375 really dependent soldiers who
would receive pensions under the law; but
there were 2S,555 Revolutionary veterans
who suddenly discovered that they were
wholly dependent, and that number OF ap-
plications were filed within two years. OF
this number 6,270 were successful.
The annual cost OF the Revolutionary
dependent pension bill of 1918 was estlmat-
ed by the Congress that passed it at about
$40, 800; but it speedily rose to 50, 766, 44O
per annum. Human nature seems to have
been about the same among our ReVolu-
tionary fathers as it is now.
When the arrears pension bill was passed
by Congress few years ago, it was POSI-
lively declared by it's supporters that So
OOO, 900 was liberal estimate of the gross
cost of the measure to the treasury. Sena-
tor Sherman, then at the head of the Treas
ury, gave an official estimate of Sl0O,OOO,-
600 as it's probable cost, and he was de-
nounced in the Washington lObbies as seek
ing to defeat the bill. There have been
paid already under the pension arrears law,
S2IS, ,OOO, 900, and it will require nearly
$500, 100000 before its operations cease.
When the lately vetoed dependent pen.
sion bill was discussed in the House, IT
was asserted by its champions that it would
not increase our pensions over $1,000, goo a
year, and that its total cost would not ex-
ceed SSO,O0O,0O0. When the veto of the
President led to careful investigation OF
the scope of the bill in the records of the
Pension Office, it was conclusively demon.
strated that the immediate cost of the bil
would not be less than $4,000, 900 annual
ly, and that its gross cost to the nation
would not be less than $500, 100000.
Ten years ago, which was more than ten
years after e.War of Secession, the esti-
mated annual cost of all pensions was SD,
100000. This year the total appropriations
for pensions amount to over SS2,O0O,U ,UlO,
being more than the entire cost of admin
istering the government when the war
began. and being the interest of nearly
So, ,0OO, 100000 of national debt.
Of the S2l9, 900 already paid under
the law giving arrears of pensions to SOL
diers, it is now estimated by the friends OF
our decidedly generous pension system,
that no less than S3O000,000 have been lit
orally stolen from the gov arnment by per-
jury and fraud +; and of the nearly 81, 1,OOO,-
600, 1000 paid in pensions since the war, more
than $50 coo, 900 have been wasted on per-
iured skulkers and army camp-followers.
No wonder the President had to call a
halt. The real wonder is that Congress
itself did not anticipate him.
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INTER- STATES LIFE ASSOCIATION,
STAUNTON. VA.
NJ. ERSKINE MILLER, President.
c. L. COOKE, Secretary.


GEORGE C. JORDAN, General Agent.
yIyHE immense amount of Life Insurance car.
l ried in this country makes it of National
importance that heads of families should be able
to secureit as cheaply as possible consistent with
safety. Especially is this necessary Tor the mil
lions of men in moderate circumstances, VINO
must earn their living by hard knocks and In
the face of a competition that is becoming Keen
er and sharper every day.
If life insurance is not safe it is not worth car
rying and if it is too costly, the men who most
need it cannot carry it all. How to make it both
safe and cheap is the problem of the day, and he
who solves it will have done a great and patriot
ic service for his fellow men. the Old Line
Companies are certainly safe when honestiy
managed, but their rates are so high, that only
the rich can afford to carry such an amount as
would provide for family, while the great mass
of men, and those, too, whose families most need
protection, are compelled to 60 without lnsur-
ance, or seek it in the assessment companies or
secret orders. The fact that these cheaper insti-
tutions are to-day furnishing more insurance
than all the Old Line companies combined, SHOWS
how eager are the mass of citizens for insurance
that is within reach of their means. w lille these
orders and corporations are furnishing insurance
cheap enough, yet, at best, they can only be
looked upon as temporary expedients and not al
together satisfactory. Butt is plain that some
where between the old line and assessment plans
there must be a middle ground, which is not
only saie but Just and tair to all parties.
THE EINTER-STATES LIFE ASSOCIATION
of Staunton, Va, has sought earnestly ana nom
estly to find this middle ground. In this search
they have, at large expense consulted and en-
ployed the foremost actuaries and insurance ex-
perts in this country, and upon their recommen-
dation have adopted line of rates which is en-
tirely safe. and yet, is in the reach of every
| thrifty and industrious man who desires to pro-
tect his family against his death.
To ascertain this safe rate, they added to the
actual death cost experienced by the old line COM
panies an ample reserve. and then reasonable
| for md hnt % linitad
as to compel economical management Soplain
and fair and popular are its methods that over
three millions Of business was done in the first
| eight months work. Its rates are fixed, and
into two, four, or six payments year, may
best suit the convenience Of the applicant.
Active Agents wanted in South Carolina.
For further particulars, call or send address to
| JAS. D. PICKARD, Manager,
Columbia, S. c. -
IanuarY ID II
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HIS NARRowEsT EsCAPE.-"I presume,
General, you have had some very narrow
escapes" said q pretty Dupont Circle girl
Ito an old war-horse of celibate proclivities:
"Oh, yes; that is part of our business" I"
he replied nonchalantly.
"Tell me about some of them. do so
love stories of adventure when the story
heller is an adventurer. Tell me the very
worst OF them ALL" she cried with pretty
Hush of excited interest.
"Um-um," he muttered, scratching his
head. so as to sort them over for the choicest:
f'um--let me see-well, was engaged to
be married once"
One was all she wanted Washington
Critic .I,.i
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The far,1 aud fireside.
HOW AND WHEN TO RUN THE PLOw.

AS the time and manner Of plowing va
ries to meet the requirements Is of different
soils and localities, no defnife rules may be
laid down by which to govern the operation,
but each piece of land mutt be considered
by itself and broken up at season and in a
style best suited to its own necessities.
There are, however, some general prlnci-
Piles underlying the whole matter which
will assist each farmer in deciding whether
at what depth to set the plow.
Light, sandy land, generally speaking,
should be ploWed in the spring, and eXpe,
rience has proven, in most cases. that land
near the sea, which is rarely covered win
snow, produces better when broken In the
spring, than if this be done in the autumn.
On the other hand, heavy clay soil appears
to require the alternate freezings and thaw,
ings of winter to pulverize it.. Fields 1oui
with weeds are greatly benefited by iall
blowing, which turns under the noxlous
growths with the stalks of the crop. before
their seed natures, and not only destroys
them, but forces them beneath the land.
The exposure of pestilent insects to the
weather is another argument in favor OF fall
plowing.
The depth of the soil and the character of
the subsoil, must determine the question OF
deep and shallow blowing; the subsoil, as a
rule, ought not to be brought out OF It's Ded
except in small quantities, to be exposed to
the atmosphere during the winter ana
spring, or in summer fallow, nor even
then except when such fertilizers are ap-
piled as are necessary to lut it at once into
4 productive condition. The Indifferent
soils of opposite character, as stiff clay ana
sliding sand, sometimes occupy tho relctlo
of surface and subsoil to each other. When
thoroughly incorporated and subjected to
deep cultivation, these will produce soil
of greatly increased value. River soils,
having good natural drainage, take kindly
to deep blowing, as do the black, porous
and fertile limestone soils. Land that IS
dry, with but a few inches of good soil, Will
not, of course, produce as good crops by
deep, as by shallow plowing. Deep. plow,,
ing is ill-advised when basin is formed
below certain line in which water will
settle and remain until it can escape by
evaporation. Such soils require drainage,
after which the plow can be set deep.
To sum up the whole subject briefly: Thin
soils, with worthless subsoils, must be plow-
ed shallow until the farmer can afford the
expense of subsoiling and heavy manuring
for number of years. Deep clay loans
and alluvial soils bear deep ploWing. Wet
lands should be drained previous to deep
blowing. The medium course, that is,
blowing from five to six inches deep, is ex-
empt from the injurious results of the two
extremes.
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1T WOULD REMOVE THE REMAINS
Agent Selling preparation for removing
Stains from clothinge"I have got here"-
Servant (who responds to the agents
me, please; but we are in
kreat trouble here to-day. The gentleman
bf the house has been blown up in an explo-
eion."
A.-"Ha! hurt much?"
S.--Blown to atoms. Only grease spot
left of him.
A.-"Ha! Only grease spot, you say :?
We'll, here's bottle of my champion eradi-
eator which will remove that grease spot in
two minutes. Charleston (Mass.) Enter
kaa.iee
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TEDDY KNEW THE TEXT.-The golden
text for a certain Sunday-school was, "And
The child grew and waxed strong in spirit" !"
Luke ii 40.
Little Ted's hands went up like flash
when the superintendent asked:
"Can any of these bright, smiling little
boys repeat the golden text for to-day? All!
how glad it makes my heart to see so many
little hands 60 up! Teddy, my boy, you
may repeat it, and speak good and loud
that all may hear"
And they all heard this: "And the child
brew and waxed strong in spirit like 2-4O."
lid Bits.
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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Vnplr Cnnnfv

TXTHEREAS JOS. F. WALLACE, G. C. Pls.,
w has applied to me for Letters Of Admins
tration all and singular the goods and chattels,
rights and credits of EDWIN WILSON, late of
the county aforesaid, deceased.
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all
and singular the kindred and creditors of the
said deceased, to be and appear before me, at our
next Probate Court for the said county, to be
holden at York Court House on SATURDAY,
A. M, to shew cause, if any why the said Ad-
ministration should not be granted.
Given under my hand and seal this 23rd day of
February, in the year Of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and eighty-seven, and in
the l1lth year of the Independence of the Uni
ted States Of America.
JAMES r. KENNEDY,
Judge of Probate.
February23 s Ct
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POLL TAXES.

OFFICE OF AUDITOR, YORK COUNTY,
YoRKvILLE, S. c., February %, 1887
nY Circular No. Z, third series, from the
I'D omptroller-ieneral OF the otate, oateu at''t
Tebruary II, 1887, instructions are given that
persons OVER FIFTY YEARS OF AGE AXE
EXEMPT FROM THE PAYMENT OF CAPl-
TATION TAX. All taxpayers Of York coun-
ty beyond the said age of fifty years, who nave ~,
listing closed on the Goth instant, can have the
same removed on application at my Office IN
person or by letter, before April lst, 1851.
w. Is. WILLIAMS, Auditor.
March ol
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ELASTIC GUN WADDING.

vTNHE undersigned begs leave to call attention
to the MERINO ELASTIC FELT GUN
WADDING, the only perfectly safe wadding for
choke-bore breech- loading shot guns. BY the
use of this wad the recoil ofa gun is essened the
distribution of the shot is more regular, and the
range and penetration are greater. Another ad-
vantage is that the gun is kept cleaner than
when any other wad IS used. Try them. They
are put up in boxes holding 256 wads and are
made in two grades. The price for the first grade
is forty cents per box the second grade twenty
five cents. The first grade should be used over
the powder-the second grade over the shot.
The first grade wads are from one-haf to three
eights of an inch in thickness, which makes them
cheaper than any other wad in the market, as
only one of the first grade wads is necessary on
the POWDER and one Of the second grade over
the shot, to give the best results. If you use
IL gauge gun with brass shells, buy No. 9 wads:.
For paper shells use No. II wads. For guns or
different gauge, for brass Shells use wad three
sizes larger than the bore; for paper shells, one
size larger. BY this means the gases from the
powder will be perfectly confined and the very
best results obtained.
Sample boxes will be sent by mail on receipt
of forty cents for the first grade, and twenty-five
cents for the second grade. Address,
E. A. SHARRETTS, Secretary,
P. o. Box 307, Baltimore, Md.
J.nuarv - If